- Neil Howarth
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Neil Howarth 
Personal information Date of birth 15 November 1971 Place of birth Bolton, England Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Playing position Defender Club information Current club Cheltenham Town (Assistant Manager) Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1987–1994 Burnley 1 (0) 1994–1999 Macclesfield Town 1999–2003 Cheltenham Town 120 (7) 2003–2006 Telford United 26 (0) 2006 Kidderminster Harriers 1 (0) National team 1995–1997 England C 2 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Neil Howarth (born November 15, 1971 in Bolton) is an English former professional footballer who is assistant manager for Cheltenham Town. As a player, he played in the Football League with Macclesfield Town and Cheltenham Town.
Career
Howarth is a former Burnley and Macclesfield Town player,[1] who as captain led Macclesfield Town to two National Conference titles, in 1995 and 1997, to FA Trophy winners in 1996, and to the runner-up spot in Division Three in 1998.[2][3] He joined Cheltenham Town in February 1999 for a fee of £7,000[3] and made over 140 appearances for the club in four-and-a-half seasons.[4] helping them to the National Conference title in 1998–99.[5] He left Cheltenham in 2003 when his contract was not renewed[6] and joined Conference side Telford United[7] where he spent two-and-a-half seasons. In January 2006, he joined Kidderminster Harriers as assistant manager to Mark Yates[8][9] and helped revive the club after relegation from the Football League in 2005.[10] He signed a new two-year contract in June 2007,[10] and a further one-year contract in May 2009.[11] He left Kidderminster Harriers the same day as boss Mark Yates and joined Cheltenham Town firstly as First Team Coach before becoming Assistant Manager.
References
- ^ "Telford close in on Howarth". BBC Sport. 2003-06-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/telford/2984812.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ "#5 - Neil Howarth". Top Ten Best Macclesfield Town Players. Top 10 Land. http://www.top10land.com/top-ten-macclesfield-town-players.html. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ a b Stoner, Colin (1999-02-27). "Robins snap-up Howarth know how". Sports Argus (Birmingham, England). http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60493608.html. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Neil Howarth". Soccerbase. Racing Post. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=10824. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Final 1998/1999 Football Conference Table". Soccerbase. Racing Post. http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?teamid=579&seasonid=128. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ "Trio to leave Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 2003-04-22. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/2967229.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ "Telford sign Howarth". BBC Sport. 2003-06-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/telford/2989122.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ "Yates handed Harriers post". The Citizen. 2006-01-07.
- ^ "Neil Howarth - Assistant Manager". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 2007-10-11. http://www.harriers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ManagementProfiles/0,,10438~1035033,00.html. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ a b "Management duo pen Harriers deals". BBC Sport. 2007-06-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kidderminster_harriers/6719879.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ "Yates signs new deal at Harriers". BBC Sport. 8 May 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kidderminster_harriers/8033909.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
External links
- Neil Howarth career stats at Soccerbase
- Neil Howarth career stats at the Post-War Players Database
Categories:- 1971 births
- Living people
- People from Bolton
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Burnley F.C. players
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
- Cheltenham Town F.C. players
- Telford United F.C. players
- Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
- England semi-pro international footballers
- English football defender, 1970s birth stubs
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